The Truman State men overcame a slow start to beat Emporia State 91-79 in the home opener at Pershing Arena on Wednesday night. The Hornets jumped out to a 13 point lead, before the Bulldogs went on an 18-4 run….
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Truman led 50-39 at the break. Emporia State cut the deficit down to six a couple times early in the second half. The ‘Dogs responded with a 10-nothing run keyed by the continued hot shooting of Casen Lawrence…..
Lawrence finished with five three-pointers for his 15 points. Trey Shearer led five Bulldogs in double figures with 16. Xavier Hall had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Truman improves to 2-1 and will host another MIAA opponent in Northeastern State, Oklahoma, next Wednesday night in a game that can be heard at nemopressbox.com. Malik Edwards, Junior led ESU with 19. The Hornets drop to 1-2. Here is the postgame interview with Truman coach Jeff Horner:
